Betamethasone phosphoric acid
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Betamethasone phosphoric acid is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 1982 (US); acts on NR3C1; no US protection is listed.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 1982
- Kind
- Small molecule
- Brand name
- Celestone
- First approved
- 1 January 1982 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 3 in 2 regions
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Organon; 3 holders in all
- Registered trials
- 11, 1 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Bones, joints and muscles; Eye; Lungs and airways; Inherited and neonatal; Injuries; Nervous system
US protection
No US protection is listed.
The FDA registers list no drug-substance patent or exclusivity that counts for this drug.
This is the US only.
Companies that need a new molecule because of this drug
2 companies on route B because of this drug.
Companies on route B for this drug
In the product2 companies are on route B because of Betamethasone phosphoric acid.
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Target
| Gene | Protein | UniProt |
|---|---|---|
| NR3C1 | Glucocorticoid receptor | P04150 |
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase not stated | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Phase 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| All trials | 11 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Merck & Co. | Applicant | |
| Shionogi | Applicant |